Editing Throwback uniform (section)

== Canadian football ==
The first documented use of a throwback uniform came during the [[1998 Calgary Stampeders season|1998 season]], when the [[Calgary Stampeders]] wore 1948 red striped jerseys to celebrate the [[36th Grey Cup|first]] [[Grey Cup]] championship won by the Stampeders franchise. The jerseys were worn on October 4, 1998, against the [[BC Lions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/former%20stamps%20owner%20gutsche%20dies/8915635/story.html|title=Former Stamps owner Sig Gutsche dies at 64|first=Bryan|last=Weismiller|work=calgaryherald.com}}</ref> The BC Lions were the next to wear throwback jerseys in 2003, as they were celebrating their 50th season with orange replica jerseys from the [[1954 BC Lions season]]. Those jerseys were worn four times that season with the first being the home opener that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wnESgJUudk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/4wnESgJUudk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=CFL 2003 Winnipeg Bluebombers at BC-Lions |author=((cflvideo1964))|date=July 5, 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In both cases, neither uniform was accurate as the jerseys were paired with pants and helmets from both teams' present day sets. In [[2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2007]], the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] wore green replica jerseys from the late 1960s to 1970s with double white striping over the shoulders. As opposed to the single season usage the Stampeders and Lions employed, the Roughriders wore these jerseys from 2007 to [[2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2013]], including their usage in the [[97th Grey Cup|97th]] and [[98th Grey Cup]].

It wasn't until the [[2008 CFL season]] that the league started to truly embrace throwback uniforms when they announced that the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] and [[Toronto Argonauts]] would play two games (September 12 in [[Toronto]] and October 10 in [[Winnipeg]]) to celebrate and recognize the 1950s and in particular, the [[38th Grey Cup|1950 Mud Bowl Grey Cup game]].<ref name="CFL 1950s">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2008/08/26/celebrating-our-legacy-the-cfl-goes-retro/|title=Celebrating Our Legacy: The CFL goes "Retro"|date=August 26, 2008|work=cfl.ca}}</ref> Both teams wore coloured jerseys, as was common during the 1950s. Toronto's jerseys were a light blue in colour, with dark blue striping on the sleeves and the team's old "Pull Together" football-as-a-ship logo on the shoulders. The Blue Bombers' jerseys were dark blue in colour, with gold sleeve stripes. The team's 1950s-era logo was on the front of the jersey, just below the V in the neck. A special CFL "Retro Week" logo adorned each jersey as well, that logo being a take-off of the maple leaf one used as the league symbol from 1954 through 1969.

For the [[2009 CFL season]], all eight teams [[2009 CFL season#CFL retro|wore retro uniforms]], this time based on uniforms from the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2009/04/07/cfl-retro-celebrating-the-sixties/|title=CFL Retro: Celebrating the Sixties|date=April 7, 2009|work=cfl.ca}}</ref> Week 3 of the 2009 season featured all teams wearing their retro uniforms. When revealed at the time, four teams had white retro jerseys and four had coloured retro jerseys. As the season progressed, Saskatchewan added a green 1960s jersey for the [[Labour Day Classic]] and Calgary wore a white 1960s jersey for the Labour Day rematch versus [[Edmonton Eskimos|Edmonton]]. 11 games were scheduled during the season to feature both teams wearing these uniforms while more were added later on.

In 2010, all eight teams again [[2010 CFL season#CFL retro|wore retro uniforms]] and for this season it was based on uniforms worn from the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2010/01/30/kicking-off-2010-schedule-with-momentum/|title=Kicking off 2010 schedule with momentum|date=January 30, 2010|work=cfl.ca}}</ref> Teams wore retro uniforms during weeks 6 and 7, however, contrary to the previous year, only the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] wore white throwback uniforms, meaning most teams wore their regular white uniforms as the away team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2010/07/14/riders-set-to-celebrate-retro-style/|title=Riders set to celebrate retro style|date=July 14, 2010|work=cfl.ca}}</ref> The Roughriders wore their regular 1970s throwback jersey during retro games they hosted. Additionally, during this season, the Roughriders were celebrating their 100th anniversary as a franchise and wore black, red, and silver throwback uniforms similar to the ones worn by the Regina Roughriders from 1912 to 1947. These uniforms were worn on July 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riderville.com/2010/06/15/riders-unveil-retro-jerseys/|title=Riders unveil Retro Jerseys|date=June 15, 2010|work=riderville.com}}</ref>

While the league had originally planned to celebrate with retro uniforms each season leading up to the [[100th Grey Cup]], the CFL did not introduce 1980s-themed uniforms for the [[2011 CFL season]].<ref name="CFL 1950s" /> Some teams (Calgary, Saskatchewan, Toronto, and Winnipeg) continued wearing the previous year's retro uniforms while the rest wore no throwback uniforms at all. In 2012, all teams remodeled their full uniform set with only Saskatchewan and Winnipeg carrying over their 1970s throwback uniforms.

In 2013, the Toronto Argonauts wore 1980s throwback uniforms on August 23, 2013, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the [[71st Grey Cup]] championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/events/article.jsp?content=20130822_143039_5108|title=Argonauts host Stampeders in 100th Grey Cup rematch this Friday night|website=rogerscentre.com}}</ref> Also that year, the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] wore red, black, and white replicas of the 1943 [[Hamilton Flying Wildcats]] to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their [[31st Grey Cup]] victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4059672-ticats-to-pay-homage-to-flying-wildcats-with-historic-uniforms/|title=Ticats to pay homage to Flying Wildcats with historic uniforms|date=September 3, 2013|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref>